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by komal » Mon Jan 25, 2010 2:31 am
16. Until quite recently, American economists have assumed that the unemployment rate being four per cent, there is a rough balance among jobs and job seekers.

(A) the unemployment rate being four per cent, there is a rough balance among jobs and job seekers
(B) should the unemployment rate be four per cent, there is a rough balance among jobs and job seekers
(C) were the unemployment rate four per cent, there is a rough balance between jobs and job seekers
(D) if the unemployment rate is four per cent, there is a rough balance between jobs and job seekers
(E) there is a rough balance among jobs and job seekers when there is an unemployment rate that is four per cent

OA : D
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by prinit » Mon Jan 25, 2010 9:40 am
Among Vs Between

there are only two components who are getting compared >> jobs and job seekers. So the usage of between is correct.

My pick is D.

OA pls
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by mgmt_gmat » Mon Jan 25, 2010 7:45 pm
IMO (D)....

If.. Then condition prevails here....
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by tnguyen » Tue Jan 26, 2010 2:13 am
mgmt_gmat and prinit--agreed.

if..then
as well as among vs. between
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by mmon » Tue Jan 26, 2010 4:47 am
imo D ...OA plz
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by girish3131 » Wed Jan 27, 2010 4:01 am
wen we say 'assume ' that means we are considering a hypothetical condition (which is actually not true)

Had 'D' been the correct answer , It would have used WILL in place of IS .

So correct ans is C b'coz WERE is best suited for hypothetical condition.

Please correct me if wrong.

Thanks!
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by Giorgio » Wed Jan 27, 2010 4:20 am
girish3131 wrote:wen we say 'assume ' that means we are considering a hypothetical condition (which is actually not true)

Had 'D' been the correct answer , It would have used WILL in place of IS .

So correct ans is C b'coz WERE is best suited for hypothetical condition.

Please correct me if wrong.

Thanks!
I Agree!
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